Sexual Offenders: Personal Construct Theory and Deviant Sexual Behaviour

ISBN-13: 9781583917350 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 152 str.

James Horley

Opis

Is there an alternative way of treating sexual offenders beyond traditional psychiatry? This text explores and develops personal construct theory in terms of forensic and social psychology, and examines the possibilities for sexual offender assessment and therapy.

Spis treści

Sexual Offending: An Alternative Construction. Sexual Offender Self-labelling and PCT. Social Power and Sexual Assault. Alternative Approaches to the Psychological Assessment of Sex Offenders. Psychotherapy with Sexual Offenders. Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders: An Illustrative Case. Final Considerations.

O autorze

Dr James Horley has worked with sexual offenders for more than 20 years in a variety of clinical settings, including prisons, forensic hospitals, and community agencies. He is the editor of Personal Construct Perspectives on Forensic Psychology (2003, Routledge). He is currently an associate professor of psychology at the University of Alberta in Camrose, Alberta, Canada.